Biography:
— Representative from California.
— Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 24, 1958.
— B.A., California State University, Fullerton, Calif., 1980.
— J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1985.
— M.B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1985.
— Investment banker.
— Real estate broker.
— Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the California state assembly in 1996.
— Member of the California state assembly, 1998-2004.
— Member of the Orange County, Calif., board of supervisors, 2005-2006.
— Member of the California state senate, 2006-2014.
— Unsuccessful candidate for election to the Orange County, Calif., board of supervisors in 2015.
— Member of the California high speed rail authority, 2015-2016.
— Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2017-present).